Hog waterer



Mar. 3. '1925. 1 52s 435 H. W. KIELSMEIER HOG WATERER Filed July 51, 1924 5 `Sheets-Skaai'. 1

H. W. KIELSMEIER HOG WATERER Filed July 51, 1924 s sheets-sheet Mar. 3. 1925.

Mar. 3. 1925.

H. W. KIELSMEIER Hoa WATERER Filed July 31, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 lit) Patented `Mar. 3, 1925.

HENRY W. KIELSMEIER, OF'CHARLES CITY, IOWA.

HOG WATERER.

Application led July 31, 1924. Serial No. 729,353.

To ZZ whom t mag/- concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY W. KInLs- Minne, a citizen of the United States' of America, and resident of Charles City, county of Floyd, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog VVaterers, of which the following is a' specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in hog Waterers; andthe nature and objects of the invention will be readily recognized and understood by those skilled `in the art in the light of the following explananation and detailed description of the accompanying drawings illustrating what I at present consider to be the preferred embodiments or mechanical expressions of the invention from among various other forms, arrangements, combinations and constructions of which the invention is capable within the spirit and scope thereof.

One of the main and fundamental objects of the present invention is the provision of a design and arrangement of hog ivaterer of the portable fountain type Which is readily accessible to and can be reached by the hogs While standing on the ground without requiring the use of a runway or approach to the Waterer and thus eliminate the disadvantages and diiiiculties encountered through displacement and breakage of such runWaysor approaches by the hogs in endeavoring to reach and drink from a Waterer of this type.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hog Waterer with a drinkingpan disposed and positioned Within easy reach of a hog from the ground, and of such design and construction as toV permit of a hog readily drinking therefrom in a natural position without interference from the vra-- Vterer structure and with minimum possibil-V ity of a hog placing or catching a leg or hoof therein. I j

A further object of the invention is, to provid-c a hog Waterer of the portable fountain type with means for continuously heating and maintaining the drinking Water at a proper temperature Whenso desired, in order to prevent freezing thereof at lon7 temperatures, in which the heating means is of simple design and e'liicient operation and forms with the Waterer a substantially selfcontained portable hog Waterer and heater.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple compact heating system for use with a hog Waterer of the portable fountain type embodying a main source of water supply andr a drinking pan automatically fed therefrom, in which the heating system is designed and arranged to heat the Water in the drinking pan and maintain the same at the proper temperatures for the conditions underwvhich the waterer is used and operated. l

A further object of the invention is to provide a hog Waterer of the portable fountain type embodying and incuding Water heating means therein, which is of simple construction, and arrangement to secure maximum reliability in operation and durability in use, and can be inexpensively manufactured in quantity from sheet metal and sold at relatively low cost to theultimate consumer.

With the foregoing general objects, and certain other objects and results in view Which Will be readily apparent to those familiar With the art from the following explanation, the invention consists in certain novel features in construction and in arrangements and' combinations of'elements, as will be more fully and particularly referred to and speciiied hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate correspon-ding elements throughout,

Fig. l, is a View in front elevation of a hog ivaterer andheatcr embodying Vfeatures of the invention.

F ig. 2, is a vertial transverse section through the hog Waterer and heater of Fig. l, showing the- Yarrangement of the heater and Water supplyfor the drinking pan.

Fig. 3, is a horizontal transverse section through the Waterer and heater of Fig. l. taken below the float valve controlling the Water supply to the drinking pan.

Fig. l, is a detail view in elevation of the heating element or lamp for heating the Water in the hog` Waterer of the invention.

Fig.' 5, is a detail sectional vieiv of the water supply pipe and float valve 'controlling lioiv of Water therefrom tol the drinking' pan.

Fig. 6, is a detail sectional view showing the design and construction of a drinking pan of the invention. n

Fig. 7, is a vertical section loi'igitudinally through the drinking pan and float chamber of the hog Waterer, and showing the mounting of the Water heating coil With respect thereto.

One form and embodiment of which the invention is capableA is illustrated in the ace companying drawings purely by way of' exe ample and not of limitation, for purposes of fully explaining and describing the principles and various features of the invention with the results obtained therefrom, it is not intended by this disclosure tolimit the invention thereto, as it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the principles and various features can be. presented and expressed in other forms andby othermechanical elements and arrangements. While the illustrated embodiment is particularly designed and adapted as a hog waterer, it will be clear that the various principles and features of: the invention are equally applicable to other forms and types of wal ter'ers designed for use in watering other animals than hogs.; and it will be vfurther evident that not all features of the invention are restricted to use with and embodin ment in the portable, fountain types of animal waterers.

According to the invention, in the illustrated example a hog waterer embodies the casing or housing l0, which in the present instance is formed' of galvanized sheet metal, having the open upper end normally closed by the removable cover ll, and arranged at the lower end to provide a baseA l2 "upon which it rests and is supported on the ground, or other suitable or desired point. it support is arranged within the casing i spaced a distance inwardly from the lower l' end thereof and disposed and extending horizontally thereacross, whiohimay consist of cross bars, or a plate lt secured at opposite ends to the side walls, of the casing` and forming in addition to a'base or support, transverse strengthening elements for the casing 10. Y

Within the casing l0 so formed and arranged, a water supply tank l5 is mounted on the elevated supporting structure la and extends upwardly therefrom and terminates a distance below the cover ll of the casing. The supply tank l5 is provided with an open upper end normally closed by the removable cover 16, and is formed of 'a diameter less than the width of the casing l0 to provide spaces between the walls of the tank and the walls of the casing lO within which it is mounted. Thus, the casing l0 provides an exterior protective housing and a support for the supply tank 15, as well as providing insulating air spaces surrounding the tank to further aid in protecting the water supply therein against temperature changes and to assist in maintaining the water at an even temperature. y

The water supply tank l5 is arranged to furnish water to a drinking pan 2O arranged and disposed for access on the exterior of the casing l0. The drinking pan 20, of the illustrated example, is mounted in a suitable opening formed through one side of the casing l0 below the supporting structure lll for the supply tank l5, and embodies a box-like structure having the bottom wall 21, rear wall 22 inclined'upwardly and forwardly to they junction of the support structure 14C with the wall of the casing l0, and the opposite side. walls 23. The bottom wall 2l of the drinking pan is extended outwardly a distance beyond the wall of casing 10, and is inclined upwardly for a distance about midway of the height ofl theY pan 20, with the opposite. side walls 23 extended at their lower portions outwardly from the casing to form with the extended bottom wall 21 a forwardly extending lip 24e open at the top and in continuation ofthe pan 2O and the open front thereof. It will be noted that the upper edges of the extended portions of the pan side walls 23 are inclined downwardly to the forward end of the lip 24, which is lower. than the inner ends of the extended side walls. This formation of the drinking pan 20 provides an opening there` for through which water in the pan is readirly accessible to a hoggwhile` the lip. 2li proteots the pan and prevents a hog placing or catching a foot or hoof therein. Due to the shape of the opening to the pan 2O a hog can easily insert his head to drink therefrom while maintaining the natural drinking position.

fi 'ioat chamber. 26 is provided for supplying water from tank 15 to the drinking pan 20. and in the example herewith is formed as a continuation of the pan 20'by extendingY the rear and bottom walls 2l and 22: thereof from one sideV and providing a front wall 27 which is suitably seoured'to the wall of casing. 10. The iioat chamber 26 is formed of less height or depth than the, drinking pan 20 and with an open top` with the adjacent side wal-l 23 of the pan 2() providing a bai-lie or dividing wall therebetween. The chamber 2G is totally enclosed within the casing and is placed in communication with the. drink-ing pan 2O by a series of bores or ports 28 through the lower portion of the dividing side wall 28 of the pan 2() (see Figs. 2 and 7).

A water supply pipe 30 extends downwardly from the tank and terminates above the open top of the float chamber for discharging water into` the chamber for passage therefrom to the drinking pan 20. Means is provided for automatically controlling the flow of water through pipe and for maintaining the required supply of water in the float chamber and drinking pan. This means en'lbodies a float 31 mounted on a rod 32 depending downwardly through the supply pipe 3() and arranged for movement toward and from the lower end of the pipe. A valve 33 is mountedon the upper side of and carried the float `31, and is formed and arranged to seat over and close the end of the pipe 30 with the float raised to upper position. The `float movement is controlled by the variation in the level of water in the float chamber, and the relative arrangement of the supply pipe and float With respect to the Water level, is such that With the level at the desired height and the required supply of Water in chamber 26 and pan 20, the float is in uppermost position With the valve 33 seated over and closing the end of the supply pipe, and as the Water is consumed and the `level falls the float is lowered to open the valve 33 and permit Water to flow from tank to replenish the supply in the chamber 26 and drinking pan 20.

The Waterer as above described is provided with and includes a Water heating system for raising the temperature of the Water in the float chamber and drinking pan, and consists of a heating` element with a water heating coil connected with the lioat chamber and the drinking pan. In the illustrated example the heating element consists of an oil lamp 40, although other types of heaters using any desired fuel may be employed, having the oil reservoir and a chininey 4l in the usual manner for operation as a heat generator. The lamp chimney il is formed of a suitable material, such as sheet metal, and through one side thereof is provided With an elongated opening or slot 42 therethrough Which isinclined to the hori zontal and is disposed adjacent the lower end of the chimney. This lamp and chimney therefor are mounted in the space Within the exterior casing l() beneath the tank l5, with the opening 42 in the lamp chimney facing the drinking pan 2O and float chamber 26. A heating' coil embodying a pipe 43 in communication at one end With the float chamber' 26, extends therefrom to the lamp chimney 4l, through the opening 4.2 therein and around the heating member thereof, and is then extended outwardly through the chimney to and discharging into the drinking pan 20. In this manner the Water from the float chamber 26 is circulated through the heating coil around tl c heating element or lamp and back to the drinking pan 20, this circulation being caused by the heating of the water in the pipe 43. The Water in the drinking pan and the float chamber 26 is maintained by the lamp 40 and the heating coil 43 at the desired temperature to prevent freezing thereof in operation of the hog Waterer under low temperature conditions. The use of an oil lamp as a heating element provides for efficient operation Without attention over relatively large intervals of time and at very small cost of operation, although other forms and types of heating elements are con templated by and included in the invention,

the type depending upon the local conditions and requirements under Which the hog Waterer is to be operated.

In use and operation, a hog` Waterer and heater: embodying the principles and various features of the invention as expressed in the illustrated example, is placed in position with the casing l() thereof resting on the ground or other desired support. ln this position the drinking pan 20, formed explained, is readily accessibleto a hog standing cn the ground, due to the relatively low position and mounting of the pan with respect to the casing, and permits of its drinking therefrom in a natural position and attitude. By this arrangement and mounting the requirement for an elevated approach or runway to the drinking' pan is eliminated together with the usual diiiicul ties due to breakage and displacement thereof by the hogs in endeavoring to reach a drinking pan. With the iifaterer installed, the tank l5 is filled with a supply of Water which flows by pipe 36 to the float chamber and tliroug'h ports 28 in the wall 23 into and filling the drinking pan. lVlien the required quantity or supply of Water is obtained in the float chamber and drinking pan the pipe 30 is cut ofil and closed by the 'licat controlled valve 33, as hereinbefore eX- plained. As the supply of Water in the drinking pan 2O is .lowered the level of Water in .tlc-at chamber 26 is correspondingly low cred which causes the float 32 to lovver and unseat valve 33 and permit Water to discharge from pipe 30 to replenish the Water supply in the float chamber and drinking pan to the desired level, when the valve is again operated to close pipe 30.

Under certainv conditions when it is necessary to raise and maintain the temperature f the Water in the drinking pan 20, the lamp l0 is lighted and the water is circulated through the Ypipe d3 Yfrom the float chamber 26 to the drinking pan 20 and heated thereby. The heating of the Water by the .lamp lo and heat-ing coil formed by the pipe i3 Will prevent. freezing of the water in the drinking pan and thus insure a supply of drinking water at low temperatures. Will be here noted that the lamp is disposed beneath the tank l5 and the heat discharged from chimney 4:1 Will Warm the Water in this tank which is surrounded by the air spaces formed by the exterior easing' l() to assist in maintaining the temperatur-e of the supply of Water and together with the lamp materially reduce the possibility of the relatively large quantity of Water in the supply tank from freezing at average low temperatures.

The illustrated example of the invention described herewith is provided With a single drinking pan, but a series of such pans can be formed if desired, and either supplied from a single float chamber or each provided, with an individual float chamber and controlling valve for the water supply thereto, as will be readily7 apparent.

It is also evident that various changes, variations, modifications and substitutions might bel resorted to without departing from thefspirit and scope of the invention, and hence I do not desire to limit myself to the exact and specific disclosures hereof.

lDesiring to protect my invention in the broadest manner legally possible, what I claim is:

l. In a hog waterer embodying a supply tank., a drinking pan, and float chamber in communication therewith, means for supplying and maintainii'ig a supply of waterin the float chamber and drinking pan from the supply tank, and means` for heating the water in the float chamber and drinking pan, embodying a heating` element and a water heating coil extending from thev float chainber to the drinking pan for circulation of the water therefrom through the coil.

2.Y In `a hog waterer, embodying a supply tank, a drinking pan and a float chamber in communication therewith, means for supplying water from the tank to the float chamber and drinking pan, a heating element, and a heating coil comprising a pipe in communication at one end with the float chamber and at the opposite end with the drinking pan, said pipe being heated by said heating element to heat the water passing therethrough from the float chamber to the drinkingr pan.

S. In a hog waterer, a casing, a supply tank mounted therein above the lower end thereof, a drinking pan mounted in the casing and accessible from the exterior thereof, a lioat chamber within the casing in com munication with the drinking pan, means for supplying water from the tank to the float chamber' and drinking pan, a heating element mounted in the casing beneath the supply tank, and a heating coil embodying a pipe extending from the float chamber to the heating element and returning to and discharging into the drinking pan for heating' the water passing therethrough.

4. In a. hog waterer, a casing, a supply tank therein, a drinking pan mounted in the casing in communication with said tank, said pan having a float chamber formedtherein in communication therewith, a heating element in the @asias beleusad, taak, and, a heating @eil extending frere Said drinking ran to Said, heating element and. returning to the float chamber of ,Said pan-to heat the water therein by circulation through Said coil. i

5,-. In 110g wateren a Combinaties. a drinking pan including a iioat chamber therein in comn'iunication therewith, a heating element and a heating @cil extending from the Imre: Portieri 0f seid pan t0 the heating @lement and returning? t0 and diS- @hareiag into the upper Portion ef the fleet chamber of said pari.y Y

5.A In a hoe' Waterer-i in @,Qmbination, a Casina a Supply tank amante@ Said Qasing, a drinking pan mounted below the tank within thev Casing and formed with a float chamber extending laterally therefrom in substantial continuation thereof and, discharging inte saidY para a partiell Qi .SaidY drinking pan extended outwardly through the, casing to on the exterior of the easaaioat @Olitrelled means. for Supply-ine Water frollaA Said tank. to the float chamber and drinking para a heating element within the, casingbelow said tank to heat thel same, said elementy removed from the drinking pan, and means for cir ulating and heating the water in said drinking pan by the-said heating element.

7. In a hog waterer, inA combination, a casi-ng, a supply tank mounted in the casing, a drinking pan within the casing below said tank, said pan formed to provide a float chamber therewithin, a supply pipe the tank to and l'vscharging into the float chamber of said pan, float operated valve means in said float chambery controlling djscharge through said supply pipe, said drinking pan extended outwardly through the casing and providing an open tol drinking lip accessible fromtlle. exterior of the casing, heating means in the casing below said tank to heat the same and removed from said drinking pan, and a heating coil eX- tending from the drinking panv to the heatl ing means and returning to and discharging into the float chamber of said pan.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Charles City, Iowa, this 26 day of July, 199A.

HENRY WV) IQIELSMEIER.

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